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MILLER EINE, OF EQUALITY, ILLINOIS.

Latem Parent No. 79,351, dared Jam so, 186s.

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To ALL WHOM I'r MAY ooNcnnN:

`A.Be itkncwn thatpI, MILLER` J'. HINE, of Equality, in the county of Gallatin, and State of Illinois, have invented a new useful Improvement in Machine for Sawing Staves and I do herehy declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which willv enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,- formingvpart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is atop orplan View of my improved machine,part being broken away .to show the construction'.-

, Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken through the line :c fr, tig. 1.

Figure 3 is 'an under side View of the-circular feed-carriage. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. I

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved machine for sawing stares, which shall be simple in construction, effective in operation, and convenient in use.

And it consists inthe circular carriage with a continuous feed; in Vthe combination of the swivclled scren" and hed orfeed-plate with the circular carriage; and inthe combination of several curved sans with the vertically-Working arms of a rock-shaft, the whole being constructed and'arranged ns hereinafter more fully described. A

A is the' circular bed-plate of the machine, which rests upon'and is secured to the framework B.

Upon the upper side of the circularplateA. is formed a circular track, C, to guide the carriage D as it is l fed around upon the said bed-plate A.

E are wheels which work in bearings attached to the under side of the carriage D, and which roll along the bed-plate A, and are guided kept in proper position by the track C.

Upon the under side of the 'carriage D is formed, or to itis attached a circular gear-wheel, F, having coge or teeth formed in its inn'er or concave side, as shown in ge. 1, 2, and 3, into which teeth mesh the teeth df the pinion-wheel G, attached to the upper end of the vertical shaft H, which revolves in"'bearings in the circular bed-plate A, and inthe frame B, as shown in iig. 2.

I is the driving-shaft,` which revolves in bearings in the lower part of the frame B, and to which motion may he given bynny desired'or convenient power.

To the outer end of the shaft I is attached a crank-wheel, J', to the crank-pin of which is pivoted a connecting-bar, K, the upper end of which is jointed to the outer end of the connecting-bar or arm L, the inner end of which is rigidly attached to the end of the rock-shaft M.

The rockshaft IVI works in bearings attached to the frame B, and has an arm, N, rigidly attached to it, to the outer end of which is jointed the end of the pawl 0,'tl1e edge or working end .of which takes hold of the teeth of the'ratchet-wheel P, attached to the vertical shaft H, so vas to feed the carriage D forward continuously.v

To the other or inner end of the driving-shaft I is attached a crank-Wheel, R, to thc crank-pin of which is pivotcd the lower end of the connecting-har S, the ripper end of which is pivoted to the arm T of therock-shai't U.

The rocli-shaft U works in bearings in the support er frame V, attached to the frame B, and hns two arms, T and W, rigidly attached to it and to each other. I

The arms-T and W are strengthened by thebrace X, securely attached to or fox-ined solidly upon them.

To the outer ends of the arms T and W are attached the curved saws Y, which are secured to said arms at a distance'from each other equal to the desired thickness of the stavc's.

Af are the head-blocks, between which the tiinber'is placed from which the stavos are tcbesawn, and which should he adjust-ably attached to the carriage D, so that they may be adjusted accordinr tothe eine of the l timber orstaves.

B is a 'scren7 placed in a channel or slot inthe carriage D, midway between the blocks A', which is secured in place and swivclled to said carriage by collars, as shown in figs. land 2, and which is operated by a handwheeler-crank attached te its outer end.

C is a sliding bed-platc, fitting into the space between the blocks A', as shown in iig. 1

vsubstant'ally as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

To the lowerside of the sliding plate C is attached a nut, D', the thread et 'which fits upon 'the thread of -thescrew B', so that by revolving the said screw the timber may be fed forward into proper position to b/eacted upon by the saws Y. v 4

'The machine. represented in the .drawings is designed to have seven, sets of head-blocks, for holding the stave-timber to be sawn, two of which are represented, one in black lin'es and one in red lines, and saws the stoves with the entire bilge.

. Iti itis desired to form them with less bilge, the diameter of the machine should be increased.

I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. rIfile-combination of the` circular toothed wheel F, pinion-wheel Gr,y vertical 'shafty H, Aratchet-wheel P,

puwl O, armN, rock-shaft M, arm L, vconnecting-bar K, and crank-wheel J, with each other, and with the ca;- riage and driving-shaft I, all constructed and arranged to'operate substantially as herein shown and described, and for. Ythe purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the swivelled screw B' andsliding bed-plate C4 with the carriage D and blocks A',

MILLER J. HINE.

Witnesses:

tLlzzm Hmm, PETER HINE. 

